The BBL Trophy Final is the goal. The Emirates Arena is the destination. And four teams are locked in a battle this weekend to get there.

Plymouth Raiders hold the advantage over Worcester Wolves as they take an 18-point lead into tonight's second leg, which can be seen live on BBC Sport.

The Wolves need to win the leg by 19 points to advance to the final with the Raiders looking to end a five-year wait since their last final in 2012.

Daniel Huffor (193-G/F-87, college: Newberry) has called for his side to remain calm and stick to their game-plan rather than panic about the first-leg deficit.

"We know Plymouth will be a great test so we need to come in very focused and prepared with very little margin of error in the game," he said.

"We can't come in thinking we are down 18 and need home run plays right away. Our defence is key - if we can limit them and get easy transition points, we will have a chance.

"We just need to play our game-plan and see where we are in the fourth quarter and go from there."

Meanwhile, Leicester Riders and Cheshire Phoenix go head-to-head in a back-to-back with the first leg at the Leicester Sports Arena on Saturday.

The Riders have won both league meetings so far, but Phoenix have since strengthened and also have two former Leicester players amongst their ranks.

"We know it's going to be a competitive weekend with the chance of getting to final, which is always exciting," said Riders head coach, Rob Paternostro.

"They are an explosive team and defensively, we are going to have to be really solid."

There are also four league games taking place this weekend.

Bristol Flyers host London Lions on Saturday with the head-to-head on the line when they meet, while two teams in desperate need of a win clash as Manchester Giants welcome Leeds Force.

Also, Plymouth are back in action with a trip to Scotland to take on Glasgow Rocks on Sunday with Surrey Scorchers playing at home to Worcester tomorrow having seen Will Neighbour depart to New Zealand during the week.

All BBL games are available to watch LIVE over at livebasketball.tv via subscription.

Cheshire Phoenix (BBL) tabbed 25-year old Maltese international forward Tevin Falzon (203-102kg-92, college: Sacred Heart). He played most recently at Zornotza in Spanish LEB Silver. In 21 games he averaged 5.0ppg and 3.6rpg last season. Falzon helped them to make it to the final. Among other achievements he received Eurobasket.com All-European Championship for Small Countries 1st Team award in 2016. Falzon has been also a member of Maltese international program for some years. He has reg... [read more]

Cheshire Phoenix (BBL) tabbed 25-year old Maltese international forward Tevin Falzon (203-102kg-92, college: Sacred Heart). He played most recently at Zornotza in Spanish LEB Silver. In 21 games he averaged 5.0ppg and 3.6rpg last season. Falzon helped them to make it to the final.Among other achievements he received Eurobasket.com All-European Championship for Small Countries 1st Team award in 2016.Falzon has been also a member of Maltese international program for some years. He has regularly played for Maltese senior team since 2014 and previously for U18 National Team back in 2009.Falzon represented Malta at the European Championship for Small Countries in Moldova last year. His stats at that event were 5 games: 14.8ppg, Reb-1 (15.0rpg), 2.8apg, 1.6spg, 1.2bpg, FGP: 41.3%, 3PT: 17.4%, FT: 47.1%.Falzon graduated from Sacred Heart University in 2016 and it will be his second season in pro basketball.

Leyma Basquet Coruna (LEB Gold) agreed terms with 24-year old British forward Jesse Chuku (203-102kg-93, college: Lehigh). He played last season at Kolossos H Hotels in Greek A1 league. In 26 games he had 5.5ppg and 2.6rpg. Chuku played in the final of Patriot League Tournament in 2016. He represented United Kingdom at the European Championships U20 Division B in Sofia (Bulgaria) five years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 6.5ppg, 8.3rpg, 1.3spg, Blocks-4(2.0bpg), FGP: 47.2%, FT... [read more]

Leyma Basquet Coruna (LEB Gold) agreed terms with 24-year old British forward Jesse Chuku (203-102kg-93, college: Lehigh). He played last season at Kolossos H Hotels in Greek A1 league. In 26 games he had 5.5ppg and 2.6rpg. Chuku played in the final of Patriot League Tournament in 2016.He represented United Kingdom at the European Championships U20 Division B in Sofia (Bulgaria) five years ago. His stats at that event were 6 games: 6.5ppg, 8.3rpg, 1.3spg, Blocks-4 (2.0bpg), FGP: 47.2%, FT: 38.5%.Chuku graduated from Lehigh University in 2016 and it will be his second season as a professional player.He could be described:
Possesses supreme length and athleticism that makes him a game-changing presence on both ends of the floor as an elite low-block finisher and natural shot-blocker.
He is a dominant shot blocker, and strong rebounder. He runs the floor like a gazelle. His offensive game looks limited, but he did show range out to the 3 point line, which was surprising. He can finish on the block.

Surrey Scorchers (BBL) signed 25-year old Greek point guard Caylin Raftopoulos (173-92). It is actually his comeback to Scorchers as he has played here before. Raftopoulos will still stay in United Kingdom where he played last season at Solent Kestrels Southampton in the NBL D1. In 12 games he had 6.9ppg, 1.6rpg and 3.0apg. Raftopoulos helped them to make it to the cup final and to the league semifinals. The previous (15-16) season he was tested by Worcester Wolves. Raftopoulos won Britis... [read more]

Surrey Scorchers (BBL) signed 25-year old Greek point guard Caylin Raftopoulos (173-92). It is actually his comeback to Scorchers as he has played here before. Raftopoulos will still stay in United Kingdom where he played last season at Solent Kestrels Southampton in the NBL D1. In 12 games he had 6.9ppg, 1.6rpg and 3.0apg. Raftopoulos helped them to make it to the cup final and to the league semifinals. The previous (15-16) season he was tested by Worcester Wolves. Raftopoulos won British BBL championship title in 2014.

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